Re: What Would Be More Shocking? Lakers Not Making Playoffs or Miami Losing in the Finals

Miami losing wouldn´t be that shocking. Tbh I think OKC is a perfect match-up for them. Lot of isolation plays and no big threats inside. I´m not buying the huge heat superiority to WC teams. I think the Spurs would have beaten them last year (by passing them to death like Dallas) and they could do it this year. I´d also think Memphis´s twin towers and defensive duo of Prince/Allen would give them hell as well as the homecourt advantage, depth, passing and overall athletism of the Nuggets. The Thunder and Clippers seem to be the best WC match-ups for the Heat.

Re: What Would Be More Shocking? Lakers Not Making Playoffs or Miami Losing in the Finals

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Originally Posted by R.I.P.

Miami losing wouldn´t be that shocking. Tbh I think OKC is a perfect match-up for them. Lot of isolation plays and no big threats inside. I´m not buying the huge heat superiority to WC teams. I think the Spurs would have beaten them last year (by passing them to death like Dallas) and they could do it this year. I´d also think Memphis´s twin towers and defensive duo of Prince/Allen would give them hell as well as the homecourt advantage, depth, passing and overall athletism of the Nuggets. The Thunder and Clippers seem to be the best WC match-ups for the Heat.

Actually OKC don't seem to matchup that well with Miami...hense why they have lost to them 6 straight times.

Re: What Would Be More Shocking? Lakers Not Making Playoffs or Miami Losing in the Finals

This thread is late. Asking it now just doesn't make sense with the heat rolling and the lakers under .500 this late in the season. As of now the heat not making the finals would be more shocking to me.

Re: What Would Be More Shocking? Lakers Not Making Playoffs or Miami Losing in the Finals

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Originally Posted by R.I.P.

Miami losing wouldn´t be that shocking. Tbh I think OKC is a perfect match-up for them. Lot of isolation plays and no big threats inside. I´m not buying the huge heat superiority to WC teams. I think the Spurs would have beaten them last year (by passing them to death like Dallas) and they could do it this year. I´d also think Memphis´s twin towers and defensive duo of Prince/Allen would give them hell as well as the homecourt advantage, depth, passing and overall athletism of the Nuggets. The Thunder and Clippers seem to be the best WC match-ups for the Heat.

OKC is a horrible match up for the heat with all that iso crap they run feeding right into the heats best strengths defensively. A healthy spurs and clippers would give them more trouble I think.

Re: What Would Be More Shocking? Lakers Not Making Playoffs or Miami Losing in the Finals

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Originally Posted by Smoke117

This thread is late. Asking it now just doesn't make sense with the heat rolling and the lakers under .500 this late in the season. As of now the heat not making the finals would be more shocking to me.